From 0024c10eaa804b21863e01401f5c336bf1047b8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Darek L <catch-the-spam@wp.pl>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 11:54:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Create novalue.js

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 sorting/novalue.js | 113 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 113 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 sorting/novalue.js

diff --git a/sorting/novalue.js b/sorting/novalue.js
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+/**
+ * When sorting values in a DataTable you might want to sort any 'novalue' 
+ * pattern as max or min value in a column (e.g. '-' treat as -1000 or 1000).
+ * 
+ * This is very useful if You want to sort incomplete data, there is no 
+ * data available for each entry in a column (e.g. Recovered for covid-19). 
+ * 
+ * If You do not have data, You can set the 'novalue' pattern to '-' or 
+ * any other pattern and set exact column to treat this 'novalue' pattern 
+ * as the max value (sethigh) or the min value (setlow).
+ * 
+ * @name novalue.js
+ * @summary Sort any "novalue" pattern as max or min (e.g. '-' treat as -1000 or 1000).
+ * @author Darek L https://github.com/dprojects
+ * 
+ * @example
+ * 
+ *      gTable = $('#covid-table').DataTable({
+ *                  "orderClasses": true,
+ *                  "responsive": true,
+ *                  "columnDefs": [ { "type": "sethigh", "targets": [2, ,3, 4, 7, 8] }, 
+ *                                  { "type": "setlow", "targets": [5, 6] } ]
+ *      });
+ * 
+ * To change order later:
+ * 
+ *      gTable.order([8, 'asc'],[6, 'desc']).draw();
+ * 
+ * Keep in mind there must be "desc" in this case not "dsc".
+ * 
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Set novalue pattern below if You want other.
+ * For example:
+ * 
+ * var novalue = 'N/A';
+ * var novalue = 'no value';
+ * var novalue = 'empty';
+ * 
+ */
+
+var novalue = '-';
+
+$.extend( $.fn.dataTableExt.oSort, {
+
+    "sethigh-asc": function ( a, b ) {
+        
+        let x = a;
+        let y = b;
+        
+             if (x == novalue && y != novalue) { return  1; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y == novalue) { return -1; }
+        else if (x == novalue && y == novalue) { return  0; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y != novalue) { 
+            
+            x = parseFloat(a); 
+            y = parseFloat(b);
+            
+            return ( (x < y) ? -1 : ( (x > y) ? 1 : 0 ) );
+        }
+    },
+    "sethigh-desc": function ( a, b ) {
+        
+        let x = a;
+        let y = b;
+        
+             if (x == novalue && y != novalue) { return -1; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y == novalue) { return  1; }
+        else if (x == novalue && y == novalue) { return  0; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y != novalue) { 
+            
+            x = parseFloat(a); 
+            y = parseFloat(b);            
+            
+            return ( (x < y) ? 1 : ( (x > y) ? -1 : 0 ) );
+        }
+    },
+    
+    "setlow-asc": function ( a, b ) {
+        
+        let x = a;
+        let y = b;
+        
+             if (x == novalue && y != novalue) { return -1; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y == novalue) { return  1; }
+        else if (x == novalue && y == novalue) { return  0; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y != novalue) { 
+            
+            x = parseFloat(a); 
+            y = parseFloat(b);
+            
+            return ( (x < y) ? -1 : ( (x > y) ? 1 : 0 ) );
+        }
+    },
+    "setlow-desc": function ( a, b ) {
+        
+        let x = a;
+        let y = b;
+        
+             if (x == novalue && y != novalue) { return  1; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y == novalue) { return -1; }
+        else if (x == novalue && y == novalue) { return  0; }
+        else if (x != novalue && y != novalue) { 
+            
+            x = parseFloat(a); 
+            y = parseFloat(b);            
+            
+            return ( (x < y) ? 1 : ( (x > y) ? -1 : 0 ) );
+        }
+    }
+});